Orlando in Orange County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

SGT Gene A. Hawkins

Corporal Larry E. Smedley National Vietnam War Museum

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 4, 2022

1. SGT Gene A. Hawkins Marker

Inscription.
SGT Gene A. Hawkins
Our Brother
Army 10/12/06 Iraq

Erected by Corporal Larry E. Smedley National Vietnam War Museum.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.

Location. 28° 35.414′ N, 81° 10.312′ W. Memorial is in Orlando, Florida, in Orange County. It can be reached from North Tanner Road 0.2 miles south of Josair Drive. Marker located on the grounds of the Corporal Larry E. Smedley National Vietnam War Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3400 N Tanner Rd, Orlando FL 32826, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: The K-9 Heroes (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Marine SGT Kenneth Conde Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Army SPC Jeffrey M. Wershow (a few steps from this marker); Bunker (within shouting distance of this marker); Drawdy-Rouse Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away); Michaels Dam (approx. 3.7 miles away); Chuluota (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orlando.

More about this memorial. The marker is fabricated and fashioned to resemble the POW/MIA bracelets that became popular during the Vietnam War and have continued for military personnel, POW/MIA’s including KIA’s, since that time.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 4, 2022

2. SGT Gene A. Hawkins Marker

SGT Gene A. Hawkins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by U.S. Army

3. SGT Gene A. Hawkins

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.